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How many weeks before you had a proper 'bump'

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Bellabelloo · 08/08/2016 14:45

I am currently 15 weeks and just look a bit fat and flabby around the middle! Which is fine by me as we haven't told anyone apart from family. How many weeks were you when you actually looked pregnant?

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LittleGreyCatwithapinkcollar · 08/08/2016 23:55

With my first i managed to hide it from my gcse students until 22 weeks - they were shocked when I told them. But with this pregnancy i was off ill for unrelated reasons at 13 weeks and the kids asked if it was because of my pregnancy. I hadn't told them so i guess i must have been showing pretty clearly by then!

user1464517868 · 10/08/2016 12:58

I noticed a tiny bump at 10 weeks, I am now 17 weeks and have a nice little bump visible my clothes Smile

mrsmugoo · 10/08/2016 12:59

17 weeks first time
13 weeks 2nd time

Dueindecember2016 · 10/08/2016 13:29

I was around 16/18 weeks. Please don't get too hung up on not having a bump. I think we (as women) are expecting the neat little bump, the line down the belly etc and in actual fact, these things don't happen to us all. Take it day by day x

cnchapmanxx · 10/08/2016 13:45

pregnant with dc1. i started showing at 16 weeks if i wore tight clothes..now you cant hide it and im 21 weeks..
i feel very big for how many weeks along and also had some comments from people but i dont care i love my little girl.. well im suffering from heartburn v bad right now! :) x

ThinkPinkStink · 10/08/2016 13:47

I also looked just a bit rotund until about 16 weeks, and then it just popped out.

In fact I've just checked my photos (my mum asked me to sent her updates) at 15 weeks I was just rounded, and at 16 I had 'popped'.

The stripy photo is at 15 weeks (see how I'm trying to make it look bumpy with my hand at the top) and the other photo (pale top) is at 16 weeks.

A few things:

  1. it will happen - everyone is diffeerent
  2. you may well look more pregnant than you think
  3. even at 32 weeks there are days I feel less bumpy than others, days when I feel quite (too?) small, and then other days I feel like a whale
How many weeks before you had a proper 'bump'
How many weeks before you had a proper 'bump'
riddles26 · 10/08/2016 13:56

About 16-18 weeks but only visible under tight clothes and even then it could have been confused with weight gain. I found that as I ate and drank over the day, my bump would expand and then it would be small again the following morning!

From 20 weeks it got more and more obvious by the day and now at 29 weeks, it is impossible to hide!

PotteringAlong · 10/08/2016 13:59

I can't remember with the first two Blush currently 15+3 with number 3 and just look a bit fat.

iPatches · 10/08/2016 14:49

I'm 17/18 weeks but I just look fat. It's going to be a while yet. Silver lining: I look less fat than I did at 10-13 weeks as most of the bloating has gone.

However that means that what's left IS actually fat Grin Hmm

Tinklypoo · 10/08/2016 15:02

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sj257 · 10/08/2016 16:20

I'm 17 weeks now and still just look fat, well I am fat so don't really look any different, just a fatter stomach!

MrPoppersPenguins · 10/08/2016 21:24

First child 22 weeks ish my bump popped and became noticeable.
I'm currently 9 weeks with second and I cannot hold my stomach in any more!! My stretchy waistband jeans are too tight today. Pondering if there's more than one in there Shock

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